Shoe



V sept'. 1, 1936.

A. J. BRAUER Er ALm SHOE i Filed May 14, 1934 VPatented Sept. l, 1936TF'ETE STATES.

fsHoE' A Arthur J. Brauer and Frederick P'. Wagneiga St. Louis, Mo.

pploation May` 1:74, '1*934," Serial'fNog 125,465

This invention relates generally to shoes, and` particularly toso-called non-slips as used in the heel portions of shoes such as pumps,andthe processi o'f making and vapplying the same.

It has heretofore been the practice, particularly in womens shoes of thepump type, to provideY a device in the region of the heel forv engage-.

ment with the side of the footV so as to reduce the tendency fortheshoeto slip off the foot accidentally. SuchV devices as heretoforev usedVhave most generally beeniin the formrof a piece of leather such as calfskin stitched to the upper in the region of the heel with the flesh sidethereof exposed on the inside of the shoe. The use of this type ofnon-slip has been accompanied by. the disadvantage that the oiisetrelation of tl'ie` surfaces, brought aboutby the presence of twodistinct layers, has resulted in discomfort tothe foot and sometimes inexcessive wear upon the stocking. Moreover, because of the fact that.such non-slips, are ordinarily stitched to theinf side of the lining, itoften happens after some Wear, that the securing .stitches break and thenon-slip becomes loose in the shoe, thusproviding an additional sourceof annoyance. g

Another form of non-slip which has heretofore gone into some use is anon-slip made of rubber, particularly sponge rubber, which is mounted onthe inside of the shoe in the region of the heel and arranged to contactwith the side of the foot or stocking, so as to reduce the tendency toslip. Such rubber` devices, however, exert too much'of a gripping force.upon thefoot or stocking and consequently .their use has Vbeenaccompanied by the disadvantages that excessive perspiration of the footis caused in the region o i contact, and

furthermore that the stockings are pulled outv of shape ordispiaced withreference toduring vs/Talking.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a non-slipdevice `for shoes wherein the disadvantages referred Ato abovearesubstantiallyreduced. Y

the foot Another object yof this invention is to provide a non-slipdevice for shoes and a process of applying the same, whereby the`manufacturing operations may be accomplished with .a minimum ceivethenOn-slip constructed the presentinv'ention. l, y

Figure. 3.*ls`a7plan View showing a pieceiof non: slip material-cut iorinterlocking relation with openingsfiorfned inthe quarter lining shownin Figure/2.

Figure 4 is a, perspective View of a cushion such as a pad ofspongefruhberl employed in connection withthe non-slfipof lthe presentinvention.

Figure A5`is a sectionalview taken along line 5-5Hof Figure 1 andshowingthe'quarter lining, non-slip` material and cushion in assembledrelation together Withthe other parts of the shoe upper. i

Figure 6 isa `plan'view showing. the, quarter liningofFigure 2 and thenon-.slip of Figure 3 in assembledlreltion.

Figure "1 is a plan view of a quarter lining having anon-.slipconstructed in accordance with anotherembodiment of the presentinvention.

. Figure 8 is a sectional view corresponding to Figure but showing anon-slipcorresponding to the embodiment of y Figure v'7.

, Figure 9 is aplanview ora quarter lining` arranged'` to receiveAanon-slip constructed Yin accordance with another embodiment, of thepresent invention. i

Figure 1Q a sectional 4view corresponding to Figure 5.-but showingV `anon-slip according tothe embodiment of Figure 9.A

Iny accordance 'fu/ith .the present invention, generally stated, apieceof non-slip material which may be leather arranged solas to providea friction surface on the inside of a shoe may. be passed througharropening inthe quarter liningof a shoe usoithatthe ends ,of apiece ofnon-slip material are betweentheifolds of upper material in the -nishedshoe, while a central portion thereof is` exposed so asftoreduce thetendency of the shoe-dto -slip on thefoot. 4Such non-slip material may,as is the -usualpracticabe a vpiece of leather such as calf skin soarranged that the flesh side thereof :is ,exposed .on the interior ofthe shoe.

"lnlaccgrdance-- withV one embodiment of the presentinVentiQ-r1,-acushion such as a pad of sponge rubber ,may be .inserted beneath thatportion-oLnon-slip material which is exposed on the interior ,of`theshoe to thus provide an additional @force tending to extend thenon-slip material `:beyond the "plane of Vthe lining and thus accentuatethe anti-slipping tendencies.` In yaccordance with anotherfembodiment,however, the lining ,itself' f may;b e causedqato provide the no nslipmaterial vand -zthismay be Yaccomplished by suitably roughening alportion of .the lining 'or perforating thesame. Beneathqthe `roughenedor perforated section of the lining may be applied aspong'eirubbencushiom as Vmentioned above, so as to Form laslight`protuberance at thatiportion 0f the lining.

in accordance with Referring now particularly to Figures 1 to 5inclusive for an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, theshoe upper shown in Figure 1 may comprise a lining including avduarterlining I and an outside quarter section 2.' In accordance with the usualpractice, a counter 3 is inserted between the lining and the outside?-`upper. In the region of the heel and provided so as to contact with theside of the foot is a non-r slip 4 suitably secured as inzthe` mannervto vbe later described. J f' The non-slip II may, in accordancewlthroneembodiment or the present invention, be formed by providing a pair ofspaced openings 3,5 in the quarter lining I so as to provide a strip ofintervening substance 6 betweenv the openings. With this arrangement, apiece of non-slip material may be passed through one of the openingsB,over the intervening substance 6 and back through the other opening 5 sothat the ends of the nonslip material are concealed between the liningand the outside upper 2, while the intermediate portion .(that is to saythe portion' which overlies the intervening substance 6) is exposed onthe interior of the shoe.

The non-slip material which, as mentioned above, may be a piece ofleather or other suitable friction material, may be conveniently formedso as to interlock with the spaced openings 5. When arcuate openings 5,such as those shown in Figure 2, are provided, a convenient shapefor-*the non-slip material is that shown in Figure 3. 'Ihe non-slip maybe formed from a disk 'I of calf skin having a central portion 8 ofsubstantially the same width as the vwidth of openings 5, while ateither side of the central portion 8 are wider portions 9 providingshoulders adapted to interlock with openings 45 as shown in the dottedlines iniFigure'. As will be observed from Figure 6, the distancebetween the shoulders formed by the wider portions 9 correspondsubstantially to the width of the intervening substance 6 so thatalthough no other securing means be present, the non-slip would readilyhold itself in position because of the interlocking engagement with theopenings 5. In order to provide a smoother joint and neater constructionthe edges of the non-slip maybe skived, as shown at ID. 4

A In order to cause the non-slip 'I to slightly protrude beyond theadjacent quarter lining I, a cushion II which may be of sponge rubber'orother suitable material may be' interposed between the non-slip I andthe intervening substance 6 of the Yquarter lining. It will beunderstood,r of course, that some of the advantages of the presentinvention may be obtained without the'use of such a Acushion II.

K A convenient procedure isto attach the sponge rubber cushion II to thegrain side of non-slip 'l back of thel central portionr thereof which isto befex'posedon the inside of the shoevand then' distort the widerportions 9of the non-slip so a's to pass the ends thereof through therespective openings 5 inthe quarter` lining. -`Th e devicemay then besecured in position 'either by adhesive or by running a lineV of`stitching I2 around the outside of 'openingsf as shown. i

- "In order to accentuate the non-slipping action,

a'se'ries of perforations such as I3, may be provided in non-slip 'I.VThe perforations are pare ticularlybenecial when the' non-slip Aisbacked by a'lcu'shion suchV as II.

. Referring now to Figures '7 and 8, another emlbodirnent of thepresentdnventionfis shown,

wherein the cushion I I is employed. In this case,`-

however, the lining itself forms the cover for the sponge rubbercushion. In order to render that portion of the lining which is over thecushion II of anti-slipping character, it may be suitably roughened ormay be provided with a series of vperforations I 4 in the general regionI5 which is to. cover the sponge rubber cushion II and proin shape, itis to be understood that the present'v invention is not limited tonon-slips of that shapev but in fact, the procedure of the presentinvert tion is such that non-slips of any desired shape may be obtainedby varying the shape of the open-Y ings cut in the quarter lining.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that many modifications ofthe non-slip shown in the accompanying drawing and hereinbefore in Ytheart without departing from the spirit ofY this invention. It is to bedistinctly understood, therefore, that such modications and the use ofSuch individual features and sub-combinations of features asdo notdepart from the spirit' of thisv invention are, although not specicallydescribed herein, contemplated by and within the scope of.' the appendedclaims.

Having thus described the invention, what is l"claimed is:

1. A shoe comprising in combination, a lining"Y having an openingtherein, a piece of non-slip material extending through said opening soas to be exposed on the interior of the Shoe,` and a sponge rubbercushion of smaller size than the exposed portion of the non-slipmaterial and arranged behind the exposed portion of said non-Y slipmaterial.

2. A shoe comprising in combination, a lining having spaced openingstherein in the region of the heel, a piece of material extending throughsaid openings and over the intervening substance described will presentthemselves to those skilled on theinterior of the shoe, said piecehaving a Y central portion of substantially the same width as saidopenings and end portionsof greater "width interlocked with saidopenings.

3. A shoe comprising in combination, a lining having an opening therein,a piece of non-slip material arranged beneath the lining bridging fsaidAopening and extending therebeyond, and a /sponge rubber cushion disposedbeneath said non'- Aislip material inralinement with said opening, saidA cushion being smaller than the opening in the lining. Y

'4. In afshoe the combination with a lining having a hole therein of anon-slip device extending through said hole, said non-slip devicecomprising a sponge rubber cushion having a cover thereon, saidcushionbeing smaller than the hole in the lining, and means connectingsaidnon-slip Y device to the shoe. Y

ARTHUR J. BientinaY FREDERICK P. WAGNER.

